In general, a
professional man owes to its client a duty in tort as well as in contract to
exercise reasonable care in giving advice or performing services. Medical
practitioners from all fields of medicine such as Allopathic, Homeopathy, Naturopathy can be liable under the
Consumer Protection Act. Duties which a doctor owes to his patient are clear

A duty of care in deciding whether to undertake
the case,

A duty of care in deciding what treatment to
give.

A duty of care in the administration of that
treatment.

A breach of
any of these duties gives a right of action for negligence to the patient.

The practitioner must bring to
his task a reasonable degree of skill and knowledge and must exercise a
reasonable degree of care. Neither the very highest nor a very low degree of
care and competence judge in the light of the particular circumstances of each
case is what the law requires